Security Operations Engineer

Position: Staff Security Operations Engineer
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We have opened several senior/staff Security Operations Engineer (SOC) positions, creating a new team reporting to the CISO.  At the high end, we are looking for deep experience defending highly contested critical assets and high-value cyber targets against advanced persistent threats and state‑level actors.  We also have more junior roles for exceptional individuals with a proven personal interest in cyber‑attack and defence, outstanding academic and career performance even if experience is limited.

Our goal is to build an entirely new level of assurance and observable rigour into the open source supply chain.  While we monitor our own estate, we also aim to raise the robustness of the entire global Ubuntu estate through this team's work.  The Security Operations (Sec Ops) team is responsible for designing, implementing and evolving Canonical security practices, techniques, tools, systems and policies.  

They are the primary owner of strategy and practices that determine how Canonical secures its data, internal infrastructure and build processes, and ensure the security and integrity of our infrastructure and product deployments.  They design and implement technical security controls that automatically identify, contain and remediate threats, and contribute ideas and requirements for Canonical product security to improve resilience for all Ubuntu customers.

The Sec Ops team's mission is not only to secure Canonical, but also to contribute to the security of the wider open source ecosystem.  They may share knowledge through public presentations and industry events, share threat intelligence with the community, or represent Canonical in sector‑specific governance bodies.

What you will do in this role

Implement and evolve Canonical's Sec Ops security standards and playbooks

Analyse and improve Canonical's security architecture

Evaluate, select and implement new security tools and practices

Identify, contain and guide remediation of security threats and cyber attacks

Grow the presence and thought leadership of Canonical Sec Ops practice

Contribute to open source threat intelligence initiatives

Drive threat modelling, tabletop exercises and other Sec Ops practices across Engineering, IS and Canonical

Develop Canonical Sec Ops learning and development materials

Publish blog posts, whitepapers and conference presentations

Identify, implement and track Sec Ops KPIs

Plan and deliver Sec Ops work within Canonical's agile engineering practice

Work with Security leadership to present information and influence change

What we are looking for

An exceptional academic track record

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path

Drive and a track record of going above‑and‑beyond expectations

Deep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology security

Expertise in threat modelling and risk management frameworks

Knowledge of security architecture and market‑leading security tools

Experience contributing to, and consuming, threat intelligence feeds

Experience in security risk management frameworks such as NIST CSF

Experience with security standards such as ISO 27001

Optional things we value

Experience in a security operations team or a security operations centre (SOC)

Experience in offensive or defensive security teams with hands‑on ability

Experience with state‑actor and other advanced persistent threats

What we offer you

Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source.  As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis.  We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.  

We expect excellence – in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.  Canonical has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer.  We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination.  Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products.  Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level.

Employment type:

Full‑time.

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